According to preliminary data, five men have died; several more have been injured.

An unknown gunman opened fire in Dagestan’s Kizlyar at Maslenitsa celebration. This is reported by information agencies citing sources.

Interfax reports that five people have died as a result of the incident. RIA Novosti clarifies that four more have been injured, and the attacker has been eliminated.

According to preliminary information, the injured persons include three National Guard officers. A source also reports that the attacker had come to the celebration with his wife, but then she ran away, and he was the only shooter. Allegedly, the shooter’s victims were women.